designations

noun

plural of designation
1
as in monikers
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known we've never given the homemade gadget a proper designation

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as in appointments
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty the surprising designation of an unknown as the running mate raised a few eyebrows

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Recent Examples of designations Any changes in zoning designations won’t enable a site redevelopment or project approval by themselves. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 The essential point is that the three designations have become obsolete in the wake of nineteenth-century social and economic developments, but for that very reason are associated with Jews. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The Assessor’s Office concluded that wasn’t the case and gave the properties development designations. — Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed the information reporting for qualified opportunity funds to require more granular data that should be helpful for the next round of designations, slated to take place in 2036. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In May 2026, the State Department announced terrorism designations for the PCC and the Red Command, or CV, another major Brazilian faction, as foreign terrorist organizations. — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 The high court’s 6-3 conservative-majority ruling curtailed lower courts’ ability to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from terminating TPS designations. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 The designations, announced by the State Department, hit companies and officials linked to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and to GAESA, the military conglomerate that controls roughly 40% of Cuba’s economy. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Check that your will, trusts, beneficiary designations, and property titles still work together under your new state’s laws. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designations
  1. monikers
  2. appointments
  3. names
  4. titles
  5. nicknames
  6. appellations
Noun
  • Expect to see names like Helaena, Baela, and Alicent all become popular monikers for princesses-in-training in the next few years—dragons not included.
    — Parents, Parents, 31 July 2026
  • The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of monikers
Noun
  • Australians, in a nation of 28 million people, face significant wait times for specialist appointments and specific diagnostic scans or elective surgeries, ranging from weeks to a year.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointments
Noun
  • The first few names on the list read like a Who’s Who of wonderkids; Renato Sanches was once a shoo-in for your Football Manager save, while Pedri and Joao Neves have gone on to become two of the most influential midfielders in the game.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of names
Noun
  • The Cuban won flyweight gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later unified the WBA and IBF featherweight titles, and this is his bare-knuckle debut.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The sidebar returns with four microbudget films, and the rest of the lineup is filled with bold domestic and international titles that just might introduce attendees to their new favorite filmmaker.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • In a Mexican family where several women shared the same name, nicknames were inevitable.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon, or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans', Colonial Americans', and other cultures' names for the moon.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026
Definition of nicknames
Noun
  • With about 1,200 total producers in Barolo and 425 in Barbaresco—both of which make wine using the finicky Nebbiolo grape—very few grow grapes and make wine in both appellations.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Adjacent to the Oakville Grocery, the facility offers more than 85 Napa wines in a historic, immersive space that teaches wine lovers about Napa’s history and appellations.
    — Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of appellations

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